Jorge Vieira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the School of Sociology and Public Policy, ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.

He is the Director of the Master’s in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies and serves on the Board of Directors of LIA Iscte – Laboratory for Innovation in the Academy.

He holds a PhD in Sociology and a Master’s degree in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies from ISCTE-IUL.

He teaches and supervises in the Master’s programs in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies and in Entrepreneurship and Culture Studies, as well as in the undergraduate program in Sociology and the PhD program in Communication Sciences.

In addition to teaching, he conducts research at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte) as an integrated PhD researcher, and at OberCom – Observatório da Comunicação.

He has previously collaborated on research projects at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS-UL), including work with the Portuguese Permanent Youth Observatory. He also participated in the European Erasmus program at the University of Warwick, completed a Short-Term Scientific Mission at the London School of Economics (LSE), and contributed to international networks such as the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) initiatives, including the COST-298 action.

His main research areas lie at the intersection of media and culture, alongside social research methods. His specific interests include new media, music, digital piracy, audiences, participatory culture, fandom, street art, and online dating.

In 2017, he received the Paquete de Oliveira Award – National Excellence Award for PhD Theses at Portuguese Universities.